Carrier.



P. K. MUSSELMAN.

CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1913.

1,084,952. Patented Jan..20,1914.

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IHILIP K. MUSSELIVIAN, OF DUBLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARRIER.

Original application filed March 11, 1913, Serial No. 753,437.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP K. MUssEL- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dublin, in the county of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in carriers, the object of the invention being to provide a carrier with improved means for preventing the wheels supporting the carrier from accidentally jumping off the cable.

A further object is to provide an elastic guard which normally maintains itself in position to prevent the wheels of the carrier jumping from the cable, yet is movable out of the way when passing an obstruction.

This is a division of my application for patent on improvements in carriers, filed March 11,1913, and given Serial No. 753387.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a carrier illustrating my improvements thereon. Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a view in vertical section on an enlarged scale through one of the carrier supporting brackets.

3 represents my improved carrier having an open top receptacle 4 which is supported by trunnions 5 at the ends of the receptacle. These trunnions are mounted to turn in bars 6 and 7 respectively, and said bars 6 and 7 secured to a horizontal bar 8.

The details of construction of my improved carrier being set forth in the application above referred to, it is not necessary to describe them in detail.

Brackets 32 are pivotally connected to bar 8 by bolts 33 and nuts 34. These brackets 32 each comprise a single bar which is bent between its ends forming a relatively long arm 35, and a relatively short arm 36.

Through the long arm 35, a journal bolt- 37 is projected, and secured in place by a nut 38. A grooved wheel 39 is mounted upon the journal bolt 37 and is adapted to run on the cable 4?.

To prevent the wheel from jumping off Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

Divided and this application filed May 27,

Serial No. 770,139.

the cable, my improved guard 40 is provided and comprises a section of wire which is bent as indicated clearly in Fig. 5 forming a journal 41 extending through openings 1n the arms 35 and 36 respectively, and at one end bent up beside the pulley as clearly shown.

The opposite end of the journal 41 has a crank arm 42 thereon which is connected by a coiled spring 43 with a fixed pin 44E on arm 35, so that the guard 40 is normally maintained in a vertical position, yetit may swing out of the way to allow the device to pass a cable support.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a carrier having a horizontal bar thereon, of brackets connected to said bar, journal bolts in the upper ends of said brackets, wheels on the j ournal bolts adapted to run upon a cable and support the carrier, guards mounted to turn in the brackets, and having one member positioned beside the wheels, crank arms on said guides, and springs connecting said crank arms with the brackets, whereby the guides are held in normal position, yetpermitted to swing, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a carrier having a horizontal bar thereon, of brackets pivotally connected to the bar, journal bolts in the upper ends of said brackets, wheels on the journal bolts adapted to run upon a cable and support the carrier, guards mounted to turn in the brackets, and having one member positioned beside the wheels, crank arms on said guides, and springs connecting said crank arms with the brackets, whereby the guides are held in normal position, yet permitted to swing, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a carrier having a horizontal bar thereon, of brackets pivotally connected to said bar, each bracket comprising a single bar which is bent between its ends forming upwardly projecting relatively long and relatively short ar1ns, 'ournal bolt-s secured in the long arms, wheels on said journal bolts, a guard supported in both arms and having a member projecting above the shorter arm and located beside the wheel, crank arms on said guides, and springs connecting said crank arms with the brackets, whereby the guides are held in normal position, yet permitted to swing, substantially as described.

at. The combination with a carrier having a horizontal bar thereon, of brackets pivotally connected to said bar, each bracket comprising a single bar which is bent between its ends forming upwardly projecting relatively long and relatively short arms, journal bolts secured in the long arms, Wheels on said journal bolts, of a guard consisting of a wire mounted to turn in the arms and having one end bent up beside the wheel, a crank arm secured to the wire and positioned beside the longer arm, and a coiled spring connecting said crank arm with the longer arm, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PHILIP K. MUSSELMAN.

Witnesses:

KATE M. MUssELMAN, FRANK D. ARNOLD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

